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Rights & LegalBefore a basement apartment can be advertised, it has to be a legal unit — and "legal" is a specific, checkable status, not a vibe: zoning that permits the second unit, Building and Fire Code compliance, electrical safety, and registration where your municipality requires it. This guide walks the legality layer in orde
Rights & LegalThe short answer: Ontario has no provincial licence for renting out residential property. The complete answer is why the question stays confusing — licensing is municipal, and three different licence types now share the word: ordinary rental licensing in some cities, renoviction licensing in Hamilton, Toronto, and Otta
Rights & LegalOttawa city council passed its Rental Renovation Licence bylaw 21–5 on July 15, 2026, and it takes effect January 1, 2027: a municipal licence within 7 days of issuing an N13, a building permit secured before the notice goes out, and a city-produced tenant rights guide served alongside it. Here's what the bylaw actuall
Rights & LegalOntario has no single heating law. Your minimum temperature and your heating season come from your municipality — and Toronto's dates moved in 2025, which most guides still haven't noticed. What the province requires, what four cities require, and the winter obligations that start before you think.
Market TrendsOntario's vacant home taxes are municipal, not provincial — Toronto charges 3%, Ottawa and Hamilton 1%, many cities nothing. But the real trap isn't the rate. In every city with the tax, you must declare your home occupied every year, even if you live there — miss the deadline and it's automatically deemed vacant and t
Market TrendsThere's no province-wide landlord licence in Ontario — licensing is municipal, patchwork, and changing fast. Some cities license small rentals of 1–4 units; others only register large apartment buildings; many require nothing. This tracker sorts the two regimes city by city, with a hard verify-lesson: the fee you read
Rights & LegalThe line between a holiday guest and a legal tenant is the most expensive line in Ontario short-term rentals — and it isn't the 28-day switch most hosts believe it is. This guide maps when the RTA's transient-accommodation exemption actually applies, the municipal licensing patchwork (Toronto's principal-residence rule
Rights & LegalWhen a landlord won't fix a serious problem, tenants have a route many don't know about: the municipal property standards officer. These bylaw inspectors can order repairs, set deadlines, and even bill the landlord for work the city does itself — and their orders are powerful evidence at the Landlord and Tenant Board.